Sometimes I don’t know to close my eyes or look to the sky.
I’m often fascinated by stuff in the sky – clouds, stars, moon, sun, rainbow (if I’m lucky), lightning, kites, birds, planes, whatever. I think the sky contains so much magic in it. It’s so alive, yet not.
The wonders and boundlessness of the sky make all troubles seem insignificant, like tiny specks of dust which just happen to land onto your life, and ever so ready to take off somewhere else again.
However, all being said, the sky is like a make-believe world, where clouds hang like marshmallows, where you can find a pot of gold at every rainbow’s end. It’s an instant temporary escape from the harsh reality, where you’ll eventually find yourself back to square one again.
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On the other hand, when I close my eyes, I see darkness. I feel my innermost thoughts skyrocketing straight from my heart into my brain. Sometimes, it is too much to bear, the influx of thoughts and overwhelming emotions manifest themselves as tears, trickling down my cheeks.
Issues become magnified as my field of vision becomes narrower and more focused. Sometimes, the things I see or imagine scare me. Big time. It is so unnecessary. Sometimes, the heaviness weighing down on me makes it so hard to even open my eyes, and all I see are those looming troubles.
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Then I’ll be reminded of this beautiful song
Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of the earth
Will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace
It always brings tears to my eyes, knowing that God knows, and He cares. There arises a quiet sense of security and assurance, even in the midst of chaos and disarray; and a sense of empowerment knowing that God is in partnership with me in every battle. There is nothing too big that He, thus me, can’t handle together!
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Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Amen!!! ^^
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